Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-06-10

this object in view, and in line with all nv
previous utterances and Opinions on this
most important subjeck, which ] have fire.
qnently expressed, in the newspapers and in
my speeches on the floor of the house as often
us could get the chance, l made up my
mind to travel in Europe and on the CONT
nent, this SUMNER and as 1t wair, sampel
the ''effeet nationalities of the east for
future reference.
Believing also that home government should
not be overlooked or neglected enduring of the
time needcessary in making such n trip, con-
cluded to take along with me Mandy, the
wife Of my bosom, who has been q tower of
strength to me in the midst OF all my political
tribes and tr.bulations, Notwithstanding the
fact that up to the present writing she hain't
never cast vote, nor don't want to, as far
as ever have heerd her say. Right here let
me remark, Mr.. Edditor, that in my humble
opinion good wife is tha best balance wheel
either member of congress or plain, ord-
nary citizen of our great and glorious re-
public can possibly git hold of. Mandy has
been that sort of a wife to me fer a good
many yers, and Eft hadn't been for her am
almighty certain / wouldn't have been the
representative man | am to-day. Of course.
member of congress has got to hy the
track sometimes to meet the demands of a
portion of his constituents, for politics amt
the cleanest business in the world, but fyine
che track and staying flew, and doing it tenn
porarlly and getting back to work again is two
very different things. and you can bet yoke
of steers that good wife won't let man
stay flew long, unless he amt with shucls.
and not always then. Women is mighty
queer in their sublime devotion to an onery
cuss of a husband.
May be you seen by The Washington
Critic how the prominent citizens of the can
tai give us n send off. Well, after nice trip
we landed III New York city, where we bought
l lot of stuff for the voyage-about twice as
much ms was needed, because we were green
and took the advice of tho man who had the
stuff to sell-and then went on board the
steamer Rhaatia, OF the Hamburg American
line, at o'clock in the afternoon, both Of us
with our minds made up that we We're going
to be powerful scasicl, and dreading it like
a tow headed boy breads vermituge.
A statesman should be statesman before
or behind the people, and l believe l foller
that lead purity close. In this case done it
and when Mandy suggested that we ought to
put on more style and go by some of them
gilt edged English steamers, closed the de-
bate by calling to her mind that the German
vote was getting to be a power in the land,
ef it wasn't already that away and on that
account the German line, which brings the
most Germans to Americy, ought to be our
choice, and she seen my superior wisdom at
onct and excepted the situation.
Women is greater than men, on morals,
but they amt patohin to us when it comes
to politics, and there's 10 tellin when the
presidential hornet is going to light on to a
hat.
Aside from politics, though, we found the
officials and subordinates on the Rhatia SO
all fired accommodating that ] begun TO
think the whole crew had an idee of settling
in Americy after the next trip, and running
for Office themselves
As we sailed down the bay, blowing up the
blue waters and slowly leaving the land our
fit. bled and died for, stood on
the deck OF our majestic vessel, and with
Mandy's hand i'll mine, opened out as if
WAS on the floor of the house. Before / had
spoke ten words Mandy stopped me.
"Bash Waxem," she said, just as if we had
been at home on our Wayback farm, "doil't
be fool, you amt the first congressman that
aver sailed away from his native land, and
'he country our forefathers fit, bled ard
lied for will stay just where it IS whether
you air out of it or in it."
There amt no appeal, Two learned after |
1ers of eS' 'erience, against Mandy's dtsiciolU
nd discontinued nv remarks. !au2,, TO M |